Afghanistan: Investment forecast

The latest value from 2023 is 15.24 percent, a decline from 16.67 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 24.10 percent, based on data from 167 countries. Historically, the average for Afghanistan from 2002 to 2023 is 25.4 percent. The minimum value, 12.99 percent, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 55.85 percent was recorded in 2007. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Expressed as a ratio of total investment in current local currency and GDP in current local currency. Investment or gross capital formation is measured by the total value of the gross fixed capital formation and changes in inventories and acquisitions less disposals of valuables for a unit or sector. The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.